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What is childcare for?
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English - July 11, 2022 20:00 - 29 minutes - 26.6 MB - ★★★★★ - 195 ratingsGovernment Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Is formal childcare for pre-school children there to provide an early years education? Or to allow parents to go out to work?
Politicians would say both, but many argue the UK’s system is failing to do either.
Charlotte McDonald explores what improvements could be made and ask – do we want a big overhaul of our current system?